| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Gordon Chaidez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abraham Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clyde Alpert (fresh) 6 reb. C - Anthony Doney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dean Stanger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Ernst (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Dye (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Harvard | Abraham Arnold inbounds the ball | 17-32 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Harvard | Abraham Arnold hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gordon Chaidez | 20-32 |
| 19:12 | Columbia | Joseph Dye clanks a floater from the right side | 20-32 |
| 19:10 | Columbia | Mark Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 18:51 | Columbia | Earl Hunt takes the ball from Joseph Dye | 20-32 |
| 18:43 | Harvard | Anthony Doney's layup is rejected by Mark Johnson | 20-32 |
| 18:42 | Columbia | Joseph Dye snags the defensive board | 20-32 |
| 18:27 | Columbia | Charles Nichols can't finish the layup | 20-32 |
| 18:25 | Harvard | Earl Hunt grabs the board | 20-32 |
| 18:10 | Harvard | Abraham Arnold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-32 |
| 17:54 | Columbia | Joseph Dye misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Abraham Arnold - foul #1 on Abraham Arnold, team foul #1 | 20-32 |
| 17:54 | Columbia | Joseph Dye makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 17:54 | Columbia | Joseph Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 17:34 | Harvard | Earl Hunt evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-34 |
| 17:16 | Columbia | Charles Nichols misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Doney - foul #2 on Anthony Doney, team foul #2 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Harvard | Leon Morgenstern (C) Anthony Doney | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 17:16 | Columbia | Charles Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 17:16 | Columbia | Charles Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 17:14 | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez's pass is intercepted by Dean Stanger in the backcourt | 23-36 |
| 16:59 | Columbia | Joseph Dye hits a shot from the right block set up by Dean Stanger | 23-38 |
| 16:31 | Harvard | Joseph Dye denies the turnaround by Clyde Alpert | 23-38 |
| 16:30 | Columbia | Joseph Dye grabs the defensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 16:05 | Columbia | Mark Johnson misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Leon Morgenstern - foul #1 on Leon Morgenstern, team foul #3 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | Stephen Skinner (PG), Michael Cannon (PF), Anthony Doney (C) Gordon Chaidez, Abraham Arnold, Clyde Alpert | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Hebert (PG), Joseph Lin (SG), Buck Williams (PF) Dean Stanger, Christopher Ernst, Joseph Dye | |
| 16:05 | Columbia | Mark Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 16:05 | Columbia | Mark Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-40 |
| 15:58 | Harvard | Charles Nichols blocks the jumper by Earl Hunt | 23-40 |
| 15:56 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Joseph Lin | 23-40 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Stephen Skinner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earl Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Morgenstern (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Cannon (fresh) C - Anthony Doney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Lin (fresh) SF - Charles Nichols (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Buck Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Columbia | Charles Nichols hits a fadeaway from the left side | 23-42 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:14 | Harvard | Anthony Doney jams it set up by Stephen Skinner and he's hacked by Joseph Lin - foul #1 on Joseph Lin, team foul #1 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Harvard | Glenn Lynn (SG), Lester Harris (SF) Earl Hunt, Michael Cannon | |
| Subs | Columbia | Anthony Holcomb (C) Mark Johnson | |
| 15:14 | Harvard | Anthony Doney makes the free throw | 26-42 |
| 14:54 | Columbia | Joseph Lin misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-42 |
| 14:53 | Harvard | The rebound goes to Glenn Lynn | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:50 | Harvard | John Hebert steps in front of the Stephen Skinner pass in the backcourt | 26-42 |
| 14:27 | Columbia | Buck Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 26-42 |
| Subs | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez (PG), Earl Hunt (SG), Clyde Alpert (PF) Stephen Skinner, Glenn Lynn, Anthony Doney | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Stanger (PG), Christopher Ernst (SG), Joseph Dye (PF) John Hebert, Charles Nichols, Anthony Holcomb | |
| 14:02 | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Clyde Alpert | 29-42 |
| 13:34 | Columbia | Earl Hunt takes the ball from Joseph Lin | 29-42 |
| 13:16 | Harvard | Leon Morgenstern makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lester Harris | 32-42 |
| 13:04 | Columbia | Joseph Dye misses the dunk | 32-42 |
| 13:03 | Harvard | Clyde Alpert grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 12:43 | Harvard | Lester Harris is hacked by Dean Stanger - foul #2 on Dean Stanger, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Harvard | Anthony Doney (C) Leon Morgenstern | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Nichols (SF), Anthony Holcomb (PF), Mark Johnson (C) Joseph Lin, Joseph Dye, Buck Williams | |
| 12:34 | Harvard | Anthony Doney misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 12:33 | Columbia | Anthony Holcomb gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 12:06 | Columbia | Clyde Alpert steals it from Anthony Holcomb | 32-42 |
| 11:58 | Harvard | Lester Harris hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Gordon Chaidez | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Gordon Chaidez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Hunt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lester Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clyde Alpert (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Doney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dean Stanger (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Ernst (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Nichols (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Holcomb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Columbia | Anthony Holcomb comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 34-42 |
| 11:32 | Columbia | Charles Nichols can't tip it in | 34-42 |
| 11:31 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Holcomb | 34-42 |
| 11:09 | Columbia | Dean Stanger misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gordon Chaidez - foul #2 on Gordon Chaidez, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Harvard | Stephen Skinner (PG), Glenn Lynn (SG), Abraham Arnold (SF), Leon Morgenstern (PF) Gordon Chaidez, Earl Hunt, Lester Harris, Clyde Alpert | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Lin (SG), Joseph Dye (PF) Christopher Ernst, Anthony Holcomb | |
| 11:09 | Columbia | Dean Stanger makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 11:09 | Columbia | Dean Stanger misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 11:09 | Harvard | Leon Morgenstern grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 11:04 | Harvard | Glenn Lynn makes the jump hook in the paint | 36-43 |
| 10:43 | Columbia | Mark Johnson's layup is rejected by Leon Morgenstern | 36-43 |
| 10:41 | Columbia | Mark Johnson tips it in | 36-45 |
| 10:24 | Harvard | Stephen Skinner clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 10:22 | Columbia | Dean Stanger grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 10:01 | Columbia | Dean Stanger knocks in the jumper from the right block | 36-47 |
| 09:48 | Harvard | Abraham Arnold misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charles Nichols - foul #2 on Charles Nichols, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Harvard | Earl Hunt (SG), Joel Peterman (C) Glenn Lynn, Anthony Doney | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Hebert (PG), Christopher Ernst (SG), Buck Williams (C) Dean Stanger, Charles Nichols, Mark Johnson | |
| 09:48 | Harvard | Abraham Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 09:48 | Harvard | Abraham Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 09:24 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-47 |
| 09:23 | Harvard | Earl Hunt gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 09:05 | Harvard | Abraham Arnold travels with the ball | 38-47 |
| Subs | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez (PG), Lester Harris (SF), Clyde Alpert (PF) Stephen Skinner, Abraham Arnold, Joel Peterman | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 08:46 | Columbia | Joseph Dye scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Lester Harris - foul #4 on Lester Harris, team foul #5 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Harvard | Glenn Lynn (SF), Joel Peterman (C) Lester Harris, Leon Morgenstern | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Nichols (SF) Joseph Lin | |
| 08:46 | Columbia | Joseph Dye makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 08:25 | Harvard | Glenn Lynn misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-50 |
| 08:24 | Harvard | Clyde Alpert tips it home | 40-50 |
| 08:10 | Columbia | Buck Williams misses the lay-in | 40-50 |
| 08:08 | Harvard | Clyde Alpert gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 07:39 | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 07:37 | Columbia | Joseph Dye grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Gordon Chaidez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glenn Lynn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clyde Alpert (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Joel Peterman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Ernst (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Nichols (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Dye (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Buck Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Columbia | Charles Nichols hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 40-50 |
| 07:30 | Columbia | Joseph Dye grabs the offensive board | 40-50 |
| 07:05 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Hebert | 40-52 |
| 06:46 | Harvard | Clyde Alpert banks in the layup set up by Gordon Chaidez out of the doubleteam | 42-52 |
| 06:20 | Columbia | Joseph Dye loses the ball out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Subs | Harvard | Stephen Skinner (PG), Abraham Arnold (SG), Lester Harris (SF), Leon Morgenstern (PF), Anthony Doney (C) Gordon Chaidez, Earl Hunt, Glenn Lynn, Clyde Alpert, Joel Peterman | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Stanger (PG), Joseph Lin (SG), Anthony Holcomb (PF), Mark Johnson (C) John Hebert, Christopher Ernst, Joseph Dye, Buck Williams | |
| 06:05 | Harvard | Mark Johnson swats the layup by Anthony Doney | 42-52 |
| 06:04 | Columbia | Charles Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 05:47 | Columbia | Dean Stanger misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-52 |
| 05:45 | Columbia | Charles Nichols tips it in | 42-54 |
| 05:21 | Harvard | Lester Harris lays it in set up by Abraham Arnold and he's fouled by Charles Nichols - foul #3 on Charles Nichols, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez (PG), Earl Hunt (SG) Stephen Skinner, Leon Morgenstern | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Ernst (SF) Charles Nichols | |
| 05:21 | Harvard | Lester Harris makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| 04:58 | Columbia | Mark Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 04:57 | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 04:35 | Harvard | Abraham Arnold misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 04:34 | Columbia | Mark Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 04:15 | Columbia | Dean Stanger can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-54 |
| 04:13 | Columbia | Anthony Holcomb pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 04:06 | Columbia | Mark Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | Harvard | Clyde Alpert (PF) Abraham Arnold | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Hebert (SG), Buck Williams (PF) Christopher Ernst, Anthony Holcomb | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:48 | Harvard | Lester Harris buries a floater from the baseline | 47-54 |
| 03:26 | Columbia | Buck Williams lays it up and in | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Gordon Chaidez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earl Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lester Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Clyde Alpert (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Doney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dean Stanger (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lin (fresh) PF - Buck Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dean Stanger - foul #3 on Dean Stanger, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Harvard | Abraham Arnold (SF), Leon Morgenstern (C) Lester Harris, Anthony Doney | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Ernst (SF), Joseph Dye (PF) Joseph Lin, Mark Johnson | |
| 03:14 | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 03:14 | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 03:02 | Columbia | Buck Williams misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 03:00 | Harvard | Clyde Alpert pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 03:00 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Harvard | Lester Harris (SF) Abraham Arnold | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Lin (SF), Mark Johnson (C) John Hebert, Buck Williams | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:41 | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez is whistled for a carry | 49-56 |
| Subs | Harvard | Anthony Doney (C) Leon Morgenstern | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:27 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Anthony Doney - foul #3 on Anthony Doney, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| 02:27 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 02:27 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:07 | Harvard | Lester Harris is called for a charge - foul #5 on Lester Harris, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Harvard | Abraham Arnold (SF) Lester Harris | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:40 | Columbia | Dean Stanger misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gordon Chaidez - foul #3 on Gordon Chaidez, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Harvard | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Nichols (SF) Joseph Lin | |
| 01:40 | Columbia | Dean Stanger misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 01:40 | Columbia | Dean Stanger makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 01:31 | Harvard | Clyde Alpert can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 01:29 | Harvard | Anthony Doney pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 01:19 | Harvard | Earl Hunt clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-59 |
| 01:18 | Columbia | Mark Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 00:59 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst is fouled on the floor by Earl Hunt - foul #2 on Earl Hunt, team foul #9 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Harvard | Stephen Skinner (PG), Glenn Lynn (SG), Leon Morgenstern (PF), Joel Peterman (C) Gordon Chaidez, Earl Hunt, Clyde Alpert, Anthony Doney | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:59 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst misses the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:59 | Harvard | Glenn Lynn grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Harvard | Abraham Arnold misses the dunk attempt | 49-59 |
| 00:52 | Harvard | Glenn Lynn grabs the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 00:50 | Harvard | Abraham Arnold misses the jumper from the right side | 49-59 |
| 00:48 | Harvard | Joel Peterman hits the follow up shot | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Dean Stanger is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Skinner - foul #2 on Stephen Skinner, team foul #10 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Harvard | Gordon Chaidez (PG), Earl Hunt (SG), Clyde Alpert (PF), Anthony Doney (C) Stephen Skinner, Glenn Lynn, Leon Morgenstern, Joel Peterman | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Dean Stanger makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Dean Stanger misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:45 | Harvard | Anthony Doney grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 00:40 | Harvard | Earl Hunt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-60 |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Earl Hunt is called for the reach on Christopher Ernst in the backcourt - foul #3 on Earl Hunt, team foul #11 | 51-60 |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:29 | Harvard | Clyde Alpert connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Anthony Doney | 53-62 |
| 00:28 | Columbia | Charles Nichols is hacked by Gordon Chaidez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gordon Chaidez, team foul #12 | 53-62 |
| 00:28 | Columbia | Charles Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:28 | Columbia | Charles Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:20 | Harvard | Clyde Alpert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 00:18 | Harvard | Clyde Alpert snags the offensive board | 53-64 |
| 00:15 | Harvard | Earl Hunt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-64 |
| 00:13 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Mark Johnson | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Dean Stanger runs out the clock | 53-64 |